Army Rangers and civilians compete in a Spartan Race in Fort Mitchell, Ala., April 16, 2016, held in conjunction with the 33rd annual Best Ranger Competition. Army photo by Spc. Tracy McKithern US Air Force soldiers watch an aerial parade during a ceremony honoring the lives of the American pilots who volunteered to fight for France during World War I, in Marne la Coquette, outside Paris, Wednesday, April 20, 2016. The commemoration, which is due to include a fly-by featuring French fighter jets, an American bomber and a biplane, marks the centenary of the formation of the Lafayette Escadrille on April 20, 1916 _ almost a full year before the U.S. entered the war. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)A U.S. Marine Corps crew chief, left, passes a box of humanitarian aid to a Japanese soldier near Kumamoto, Japan, April 18, 2016, to support relief efforts following devastating earthquakes in the region. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nathan Wicks Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brooke Williams serves as the point person on a security team responding to a simulated active shooter at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., April 13, 2016. Williams provides close-in security for Air Mobility Command aircraft moving on airfields where security is unknown or additional security is needed. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Charles Rivezzo Army Capt. Zakary Long jumps out of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter into Victory Pond during a helocast event as part of the Best Ranger Competition at Fort Benning, Ga., April 17, 2016. The three-day competition tested competitors' physical, mental and technical capabilities. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Colville McFee Recruits of Platoon 3045, Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, practice the sitting shooting position April 19, 2016, on Parris Island, S.C. For one week, recruits learn and practice the fundamentals of marksmanship before shooting live ammunition the following week. Kilo Company is scheduled to graduate June 3, 2016. Parris Island has been the site of Marine Corps recruit training since Nov. 1, 1915. Today, approximately 19,000 recruits come to Parris Island annually for the chance to become United States Marines by enduring 12 weeks of rigorous, transformative training. Parris Island is home to entry-level enlisted training for approximately 49 percent of males and 100 percent of females in the Marine Corps. (Photo by Sgt. Jennifer Schubert)Petty Officer 2nd Class Morgan Reeves participates in a silent march at Misawa Air Base, Japan, April 15, 2016, in recognition of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. The helmets symbolized cases of violence reported in the past year. Reeves is a naval aircrewman. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Samuel Weldin U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 (Reinforced) attached to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, refuel and prepare MV-22B Ospreys prior to take off at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, April 20, 2016. VMM-265 provided support in the Government of Japan’s relief efforts following the devastating earthquake near Kumamoto. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Henson)Air Force fire protection specialists enter a room while conducting firefighting drills in the live-fire simulator at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 13, 2016. The firefighters are assigned to the 673rd Civil Engineer Squadron. Air Force photo by Alejandro Pea U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Moses G. Roman, a tiltrotor mechanic, replaces a blade on an MV-22 Osprey aircraft assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit in Iwakuni, Japan, April 20, 2016. U.S. Forces in Japan provided operational airlift support in coordination with the Government of Japan's efforts to provide relief following the recent earthquakes in Japan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Justin Glandon-Hall)President Barack Obama is greeted by the Commander of 89th Airlift Wing Colonel John Millard, upon his arrival at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. Tuesday, April 19, 2016, en route Ramstein, Germany, to refuel on the way to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The president begins a weeklong trip to strategize with his counterparts in Saudi Arabia, England and Germany on a broad range of issues with efforts to rein in the Islamic State group being the common denominator in all three stops. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)160416-N-RR852-051 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (April 16, 2016) Special Warfare Operator 1st Class T.J. Amdahl and Special Warfare Operator 1st Class Brandon Peterson, both members of the U.S. Navy parachute demonstration team, the Leap Frogs, parachute over Neyland Stadium during Knoxville's Navy Week. The Navy Week program is designed to raise awareness about the Navy in areas across the country that traditionally do not have a naval presence, and to bring America's Navy closer to the people it protects through community relations projects, speaking engagements, science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM) demonstrations and media interviews with flag hosts and local areas Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Bobby Northnagle/ RELEASED)
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